Advanced Scanning
Use the following table to decide which tool to use to correct a scanned image:
Use the... | When... |
Contrast and Brightness Tool | The overall image is too dark or too |
| light (too many highlights or too |
| many shadows). |
Gamma Tool | The image has good highlights and |
| shadows, but all the midtones run |
| together (little contrast between |
| midtones). |
Tone Curve Tool | There is too much red, green, or |
| blue in the image. |
Histogram Tool | There is too much red, green, or |
| blue in the image. |
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